The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

MARKET 31roiy AND COMM/3EOIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. lEeepting that there appears to be a great deal more capital afloat, and that the terms asked for 4ec ornmodation show a tendency to greater ease, the Money market presents no new festure of inte teat. The usual disbursements that have to be 41.oidated during the present season are alone the e , i. nse of the largo number a applications that are u eing daily made for .discount assistance. The rates this morning in the open market are 61 7 per ecnt. About £64,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Yesterday, During the last few days business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets has continued rather d ull. Sugar has barely sustained former prices, Tallow, coffee, tea, and rice have been neglected. l allow, however, has been in fair demand for both Present and forward delivery at steady rates. Two o'cLocK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's Telegram, the 3 per cent. French Rentes were 66 f. 05c. Heavy—inanimate. The English Stock Market continues very de. Pressed, consequent on the small amount of busi 4ss now entered into. The settlement in foreign bends and railway shares occupies the principal a ttention of operators, and there is a belief that "ea after the arrangement of the account shall have t aken place, the public will be indisposed toenter la rgely into transactions till after the holidays. , Fuuds show a downward tendency, Consols f or money are 898, and for the account, 89k. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ; March Exchequer Bills, Is. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 1028 103 ; end Bonds, ss. prem. There is very little animation in the Foreign Mar ' t, and prices exhibit very little alteration. Tur. 'lala 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 4 ; do. Consolides, 46 1 471. ; Mexican, 291 s ; do. New, 278 ; Greek, 22 .1 23; Spanish Passive, 31 8 j; do. Certificates, b 4 I; the Confederate Loan, 60 62; the Egyptian, i prom.; and the Danubian, die. to par. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have seen restricted, and prices have shown a further downward movement. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have receded 15s. ; Midland and North Eastern (Berwick), each 10s.; and Great Northern 4 Stock, North Western, and South Eastern, each ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain Without material change. Per Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there is a V ery limited inquiry, and quotations generally are a shade flatter. Alliance are dealt in at 37 1; 13 ank of Australasia at 69 4 ; Mercantile Exchange at 9 11- j and Hudson Bay Company at 16 8 it. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, GOVERNMENT FUNDS. • Per Cent. Consols lio Account, Jan 10 3 89a i N ew Cent. Reduced Bl i N ew 3 per Cent . 2l per Cent. Jan. 1891 A uo 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — ' 7l Tauities, 30 yrs, expire ,sth Jan., 1880 — J-20 for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — uci (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — —4( 'hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent. 1 Do £500 Do £lOO and £2OO httli. England Stk, 51 per Ct. — Do Account.. t INDIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4 ndia. Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — LO Account uo 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Li() Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — " 0 41 pet Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent - bo 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — . 1 ,- ) ‘ 0 5; per Cent., May, 1879 — lie 4 - per Cent., Aug. 1866 .. —. 9, 0 Bonds Xl,OOO 5 pm u 0 under £l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. tgEtrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .racili an 5 per Cent Lo 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account.... Chilian 6 per Cent. — , Do 41 per Cent ;. ,010 mbiau 6 per Cent — uuba, 6 per Cent. - 1) 1)0 5 per Cent. 1864 ' aaish 3 per C en t., 1825 .h V ° 5 per Cent. 1864 t •"° 5 per Cent.,1773-77, £25 paid — pm ftd o r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent --t " 0 , Provisonal Land Warrant.. — gYptian 7 per Cent 951 ~,1 )0 £lOO Bonds "°) Second Issue Do 1864 — 4 1)0 Scrip, £l5 paid I i pm r h 6e k per Cent., 1824-5, es-Coupons — ' - ' 0 Account L, l A ° Coupons f 0 Account 4 ,,atenaale. 5 per Cent. i t "o 1839 and 1859 ), L 4 lian. 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) I s kican 3 per Cent " 0 Account 1 , Do 1864 „.,'" 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die 1 , 1 ' 1 , 0 Scrip, £43 paid.... —' die 4 - ' 0 French Scrip, Ea. 2 , 5 f 20c — die a d 4 0 0rish Imperial 5 per Cent e .,,,w Granada "„ 0 2 per Cent. ,"0 Deterred "„ 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) — "0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — p a Do do Aug., 1866 — "Ilvian 41 per Cent — I ' l , o 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ... — ' l ,O 41 per Cent., 1862 1)" 0 Account.... .„rtUguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ," 0 Account — - 1, -).„o 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, ' 60, 62; 3 It " 0 Account • • itnsia n 5 per Cent 1822, £ St., — I ? )0 41 per Cent., 1850 .. 86k 1860 1 , ) ,0 3 per Cent 1859 — b° o — 6 per Cent, 1862 — -- 1864 .... % 30 Scrip, iii paid ‘ r dinian 5 per Cent — 0 0 Account "Ilish 3 per Cent 1)0 1 , Account 1; 0 Now Deferred 1 , -I ' o Account 42 0 p,, - , ~, sat‘ e • h," O Account — ' l T:ash Cert. of Coup not funded .. — t 0 Account l4k tedish, 4 per Cent. — 4r itish 6 per Cent. 1854 be A CC -,,Account ---* ' l O6 per Cent. 1858 1, 1 ,' 0 &ecount D • £lOO Bonds „"0 6 per Cent. 1862 • 711 1 ," 0 Account • i ` - ' 0 £lOO Bonds 7lk 1 1 ," 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... — r-' 0 1863 Scrip, £4O paid °,llezuela 3 per Cent. 4-1 ,, 0 Account _ i;° 6 per Cent., 1802 ',' o Account - * ' "` A ° 6 p Cent., 1864 t tletrig ti:ridends on the above payable in London 5 per Cent., Ea. 10 Florins. b ei giftn. 41 per Cent., Es. 25f... — Doh 21 per Cent.,Es. 12 Guil — 0 4 per Cent. ertificates c TWO O'CLOCK, °.,.4g015, Money B9 k "0 Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. I %rket firm. Bales, probably 7,000 bales. f .7,141',111CAL PREFERMENTS .— Sir Henry Ogiander, "ulivroll, in the Isle of Wight, has conferred the living re ctory —of Stoke East, in the county of Dorset, and p f , e(3B ° of S a li s b ur y , worth £326 per annum and residence, - Deletio n of parish 594, on the Rev. William Teak Hen. clerk, 8.A., v i ce th e R ev . Ch ar l es F ox , d ecease d, who ti ll i cl h eld it f or a b ou t 45 y ear s. Th e sma ll li v i ng o f Ched ' to - gtert in the same county, worth about £l6B per annum, li,lll ) ., al4 tion 176, and vacant by the cession of the Rev. Robt. 1, ' at tlorrei, h as b een b es to w ed by th e p a t ron , M r Willi am it " , al Yen Cox, of Cheddington, on the Rev. William Henry `4l clerk, M.A. • "1 IN 1.4) 'ETTLER.—The following anecdote of the Iron th% may be resuscitated by way of a hint to hip ii : ar authorities or the present day, who have spent elm stuns in fruitless experiments with new inventions: , 1%1,044% visited the duke, and intimated that he had an tifi,pertett invention to submit to his notice. " Well, what NtY •eu to offer?" "A bullet-proof jacket, your grace." 44d a "." The inventor obeyed. The duke rang a ben a t th - aide-de-camp presented himself. "Tell the captain tioaea,gnard to ord er one o f hi s men t o l oa d w ith ball cart aeeuThe inventor disappeared, and was never again tqit g that iti near hventi se Guards, No money was wasted in on• SHARE MARKETS.--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Railways. Paid. Closing Business rrioc. done. dir.. Vol., and Str. Val 3iyilie and Tyne. l_lristol and Exeter 'Caledonian or.ic and Bandon ........, iornwall Do A A r;ets no d;v Do. , tillepc.pan.has " been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juuc. Dun.,PertbotAb. Juno. Ediuburgh & Glasgow. :_llasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at ..._ .. ... 3reatNorthot tiCotlanct r;reat Northern... . Do A stock Do 11 do Gt. S. arid IT. of Trelan.,l! 1.-treat Westerr,Original Do Str Val tzlia. bto;.`,K Do. South Wales .... Do. rti eta 2lid. — Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire) London and Blackwalli Lon., Brig - ,1it.,& S. Coast; L.m., Chat., and Dover' Lon. & North Western! Lon. & So'ith Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares Nietropolitan Midland Do Birming-. & Derby VIM. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. # shares Nlid Kest North British l Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwto:, Do, G.N.E. purehas, Do Leeds Do York Do Carliale Do. Stook. & Darling Do do 1855-58 Do do 18:5r,.61 North London Do New Do New, 1801 North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction ' Scottish Central Scot. N. E. ' Abor. stoct, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpooi! Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok.,andWok !Taft Vale.... Do e Vale of Neath Waterford tic Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool ilar.4qt 87 89 130 131 6 7 31 86 16 17 90 92 106 108 47 13 71 81 !33 131 1541 155, 130 132 110 91 78,1 67 69 57 59 94 16 IGO It 2 115 )15) 82 84 10S tO6 37 39 1181 1 119 97 99 66 a 121 %22 137 1174 106 :08 55 67 25 C 7 113 114 7.i 72i 1 3 104 38 39 11 12 p 9 10 120 125 2{ 1 11 79 80 10i Pi 138 142 58 6 1 40 42 85} E5l 8 0 163 168 34 44 1.8 110 38 40 D 781 9 85i i it BRITISH POSSESSIONS. tiallwaya Itlantie & St Lawrence torn.,Baroda.t.Cent Ine Gu. 5 per cent.. ..... . Do. E. :lurialo and Laken uroi Do. Preferonoe • • 3uffalo,Brant,,tGodric,l I p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 Do. do. July 1, 187 )0. do. Jun, 1. 16i .31euttaar, S. astn. n lapeTown & Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf iilastn. Bengal gu. b p. Indian. nu. 5 p. Do. do. J Ext.. Grand Trunk of Cattail,. Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist fret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. Id I'ref. Bonds.., Do. do. deferred..... Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred t.Ladfarenin.gua.sp.c Do. GILL 5 per cell.` Do. New p;ua. 5 p. e it. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent. Do It. AV t of Canada Sharer Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5} p. C. do. '77-8.. Indian. Branch Limited liadras guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 41 p. o. Extension: De. 14 do . Do. Fifth Extension. klelb.Corp. 6 p. c. Buds 11e1b. & llobson's Bay. Nlewßr unswiok a Can& Class A and B. 1.4. itl.C'daB Po Ist pt bth Soinde Do. Delhi.. Do. do .... ' Do. Punjaub •• Do. Indus. St. Flog) .."r all 100 [lOO 100 2 1.0 10€ Paid. Closing Price. 58 CO 1021 tu3t id's ip 5 Si 8i 94 75 80 98 100 8) 00 103 104 103 i 104 1 21 22 J 0 82 70 72 61 64 66 68 56 58 53 54 97 50 3) 82 28 3J 1031 104 i pr 6p pr ip 101 103 9 9i 11i 11 , 88 90 80 £2 d 104 103 i 06 08 91 93 59 01 X 5 82 84 10: 103 102 i 1031, id IP 1021 10J 95 971 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872.... 100 Do. do. 1883.... 100 tt,l 1877-84 No 08 99 Do. Ap. c. Feb.& Aul_ 100 97 I'9 Do. 6 p.o.Mar.gt Sept 100 97 99 Do. tp. o. Jan.&July. 10i 87 89 Do. 5 Inscribed stool 100 86 89 'ape G.Hope, n p 0,187 b 100't 01 106 Do.Ap tt Oct. 188( 100 105 107 Do. 189( 190 It 6 108 Jan. & July. 1891.. 100 109 111 7evion, N0v.1 9 6 3 , p too 01 105 uo. • 1876, • do. - - tad 1, a 111 Mauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 00 0 5 107 ' Do. 187 100 08 109 Do. (882 100 07 110 \Tatal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 p.c.,/ ul) 100 90 102 - v. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1.,180i 100 97 99 Dv. sp. to ft'7, 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 aupwehl 100 94 96 New Zealand 6 p cent 100 105 107 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. PX, 100 102 ,Zueensland Gcv. 6p. c. , 1 0 0 101 105 101} 3. Aus GOv. 6 p.c.1t68-• 100 - - Do. 1 , 76 gt ui,ward Wu 107 109 V 10. G ov. 6 p.c. J a.,t•Jul), 100 - - Do. lo o p.o. An..tOot.. 100 11061 1071 107 6) ; BRITISH MI: ambrian Consol. Gold Chiverton • Jimor a Amalgamated.. ievon G. Con.. (Taoist. Drakewal i ~ ; ast Bassett (11 logs a).. Mast Caradon ...... ' , 4ririt. Cam Brea East Grenville East Lovell ..... W ' Mussel Ciavis , lrunASt.Auhyn(Gwen Great Law, Treat Swan rolgua Wheal Vor (Ilebton ;renville... ,lemd's-F00t......,,, ...... I ingston Downs . Margaret Lelant duke Valley.. . ‘lvndv Iron Ore (Lint. Nangiles....... ........ yew Set4in qorth D0wn5..,....... North Roskear. ....... VY Bameet (111o4ab , Zorth W heal Crotty Prosper United :rovidenCe(Uny Leint. iouth Caradon(St.Cleer 'Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park ........... fin Crolt West Basset (Illogan).. W Cr radon ( Liskeard West Chiverton West SoSoa ,Vheal Basset (Mogan . Wheal Buller(ltedruth, WhealLudcott .....,. tY heal Mary Ann ( rilen. Wheal Clieton ,VhealTrelawney (Lis. Wheal ...... 2.1.0. 3.4.6 2.7.0. 2.13.6. d. 13, • 00, all 17E, 78. . t 1.13 4.18. , 1.3 0 211 3 29,1 3.1..6 2.8 0 10 0.7 I i 61 71 32 R 3 580 600 I 1 50 65 18 20 61 7 51 141 151 5 51 5 7 174 181 11 34 36 61 6 85 37 4 91 8 9 4 41 1} At: 13 CO 70 17 19 11 2 .4 2/ 21 3 34 36 20 MO 33 36 18 20 ;6 17 7 9 5 6 55 60 :,05 215 90 93 9 11 13 15 :95 200 18 20 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Midland Bradford pf. stock, 93 FOREJGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 11Li San Paulo (lim.),/gua. 7 per cent., 141 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20i FOREIGN MINES! Port Philip, 11 I United Mexican lim;, 5 BANKS. Agra and M isterman's (Rm.), 130 iiittance ( I .n•'• 0 71 7 Australasia, European Bank, lira., SI Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 71 Imperial Bank (Urn.), 34 Imperial Ottoman, lei I Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 7 London and County, 774:8 London Joint Stocks 481 Ditto, new, issued at 30 pm. 281 6 Mercantile and Exchange. 1itn..:911 9 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lim., 17 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 101 Union of A ustralia, 64 s Union of Ireland, lim., 191 Union of London, 55 1 5 DOCKS. London and St. Katbarine, 71 MISCELLANEOUS. Credit Foncier and ➢iobilirr of England, 8 Ditto (.£2), 5 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpctl. deb., 113 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 5 Gem Credit and Final:LT of London, lint., 6/ Home and (1 lonia' A ssurance, lim., 5/ Hudson's Bay, 16i a Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., Um., 8/ / International Land Credit, lira., Land Securities, Fur, 4/ London and Caledonian Marine, lim., 5 London Financial Association. lim., 24 London General Omnibus Company, 3 iM idras Irrigation and Canal, 5 Ditto (all), 20 Ocean Marine Insurance), 25/ 6 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mai', Um., 63 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 50 ) 1 501 Smith, Knight, and Co., lirn., 3i Societe Fiva,ciere d'iqfypte, lim., 41 South Australian Laud, 32 1 The Grand Duke of Baden has conferred on the King of Italy and on Prince Humbert the insignia of the Supreme Order of Fidelity, which were lately delivered by Baron do Schweitzer, the Grand Duke's Minister at the Court of Turin. The King had already sent his Order of the Annoneiado to the Sovereign of Baden. Business don( 103 2 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESbA Y EVENING', bECEMBER 13, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CODRINGTON V. CODRINGTON AND ANDERSON. Mr Trice, Q.C., said that he had to move for a rule nisi on behalf of the co-respondent, Colonel Anderson, for a new trial in this cause, and was about to address the Court in support of the motion. but His Lordship said he considered it would be better to dis pose of the question of costs first. Mr Price said that that would affect the interest of his client by causing delay. His Lordship said that he should not suffer, for he would consider the motion as made this day. Dr pinks cffered a few observations on, the other side, and it wrs arranged that, the motion should stand over un til the question of the costs had been settled. The motion will be heard, in all probability, on Tuesday, which is the last motion day before the adjournment of the Court for the Christmas recess. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Thus Day, OLD COURT. (Bofore the Recorder.) FORGERY, Alfred Patterson, shopman, was indicted for stealing 37 printed forms for money orders, the property of her Ma. jesty's Postmastei -General, and also for feloniously forging and uttering 12 orders for the payment of £lO each. The offence was committed at the post-office at Southend. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to five years' penal servitude. ALLEGED ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE. John Canharn and Alfred Canham were indicted for a robbery, with violence, on the person of James Jacques, and stealing his hat. The witnesses having been examined, the jury found the prisoners guilty. A very good character having been given to the prisoners by the police, The Recorder said, taking that fact into consideration, he should only sentence them to three months' imprison ment. George Trodd, 47, smith, was indicted for stealing two spring carts, the property of William Trodd. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. FELONIOUSLY RECEIVING SILK. Joseph Grant, 34, trimming maker, was indicted for fclonio%sly receiving 7,000 yards of silk, value £5OO, the property of Francis Bennoch and others, well knowing it to have been stolen. The jury found the prisoner guilty of receiving tho property. Sentence was postponed. PRESENTMENT OP THE GRAND JURY. A presentmeat, signed by Mr George Swann Nottag©, the foreman, was made to the effect that the present Grand Jury system was an obstruction rather than an assistance to the administration of justice, and one that was perfectly useless, especially as all the prisoners brought before them had been previously examined by a magistrate, who of course was quite competent to say whether there was api • ma facie case against the accused. It was requested that the presentment be forwarded to her Majesty's Judges, and also the Secretary of State for the Homo Department. The prisoner who was yesterday sentenced to five years' penal servitude was Edward Decks, and not, as stated by mistake, William Topham. BIGAMY. James Shanley, 44, butcher, pleaded guilty to an indict ment charging him with feloniously marrying Elizabeth Chilton, his first wife, Ann Shanley, being then alive. The prisoner said he had not seen his first wife fur seven years. Ho told Chilton before he married her that he had a wife alive. The prosecutor denied this. Tho Recorder sentenced him to nine months' imprison ment. NEW COURT. Nothing of the slightest importance transpired in this Court during the morning. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Dec. 13.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, Dec, 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—•Sparkle, from Calcutta. TROCN, Dec. 12.---Wind W.—Arrived—Morning Star, from Old Calabar for Leith. Sailed—Mary and Louise, for Buenos Ayres. NEWPORT, Dec. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Pearl, from Amsterdam for Jamaica. Sailed—Sparkling Dew, for Pernambuco. Orr DARTMOUTH, Dec, I.l.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Childers, from London for Melbt,urne. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 12.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—Mand, from London for Natal, with lose of binnacle, and mainbow carried away. MILFORD, Dec. 11.—Wind W.—Arrived—Sarab, serew steamer, from Liverpool for Jamaica. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 12.—Wind S.W,—Arrived—Ne• vada, from Callao—Balclutha, from Cuba—Kent, from Richibuoto. Tinc'EARLIEST STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.—There is, however, one stringed instrument which, among some savage nations, is found at a very early stage of musical progress, and before the invention of wind instru ments with finger holes. This is merely an elastic stick, bent with one or two strings, like a bow. Indeed, it is very probable that the bow used in the chase and in war suggested this instrument, which in its turn seems to have led to the invention of several others, in which the shape of the bow is more or less discernible. We may then consider this primitive bow-shaped stringed instrument as the great ancestor of the harp, lyre, and other similarly constructed stringed instruments. In most in stances, however, those nations who are only acquainted with one stringed instrument construct this by stretching some strings over a hollow piece of wood or a calabash. The strings, usually consisting of the fibre of some plant or the hair of some animal, are played upon either with the hand or with a plectrum made of wood, bone, or any other suitable substance. In a more perfect condition an instrument of this description greatly re sembles our dulcimer. It mly therefore be considered the parent of the latter, from which again ulti mately have sprung the harpischord, spinnet, piano forte, and all similar instruments. Important progress in the development of instrumental music was made by the inven tion of thefinger-board, or neck, by means of which a series of different notes is obtainable on one string, merely by shortening it more or less, as is the case with the guitar, lute, tamboura, and others. Stringed instruments played with a bow are the least universal. They are, however, met with not only throughout Europe, but also among the Chinese, Hindoos, Japanese, and other Asiatic nations. — Music of the Most Ancient Rations, by C. Edged. GLASGOW, Dec. 10.—Cotton.---The market was firm in the beginning of the week, and prices advanced id. to id. per lb. Towards the close prices gave way, and are only:slightly above those of last•Friday,eacept Surats, which are about id. per lb. higher. Goods and Yarns.—The market fur goods and yarns has been firm during the week, and prices continue without change. Iron. —Prices have scarcely varied during the week, and a fair business has:been done frost day to day about current quo tations. At close to-day there were buyers of warrants at 50s. 6d. cash, 50s, 100. one month, and sellers lid, per ton higher. No. 1 g,m.b. quoted 51s. 6d.; No. 3,50 s. 6d. ; No. 1 Gartsherrie, 576. 61. ; Coltness, 565. ; Eglinton, 51s 6d; Glengarnock, 54s 6d. The Glaueur du Gard relates an instance of cool intrepidity in a boy of ten years old, at Nismes, worthy, it declares, of a Spartan. Notwithstanding the prohibition of his parents, he frequently ascends to the summit of the amphitheatre to take the nests of the bats by whieh the old Roman edifice is peopled. The height of this building is so great that to look down from the top is sufficient to render the spectator giddy. Three days back the father perceived his son at his favourite pursuit on the topmost crest of the ruins, and hurrying up to the place, he seized the boy by the leg, and holding him out in the open space, cried out, " Will you promise me never to do it again ?'' The posi tion of the boy was feaiful, but he cooly replied, "Lower me a little more, father, I can see a whole brood of bats in in a hole below ; let sue take them this time, and 1 promise you never to recommence." A man named Robert Donath, a native of Dantzic, was apprehended at Liverpool, on Saturday. under the fol lowing suspicious circumstances : He wont to the shop of Mr Woolf, jeweller, Dale-street, and offered for sale 4i ounces of gold, which appeared to have been recently melted. He had also iu his possession 9or 10 ounces of silver in a similar condition. Mr Woolf suspecting some thing wrong, sent to the police station, and Detectives Graham and &ail" went to the shop. The man failed to account for his possession of the property, and the officers went to his lodgings in Bridpart-street, and found there a a crucible, and pawn tickets for jewellery pledged in London to the amount of £77 10a; as well as letters, showing that Donath was "wanted" on the continent, He was brought before the stipendiary magistrate yesterday, and was re minded. THE LATE M. MEYERBEER.—It has been erro neously stated in some of the continental journals, and copied in the home papers, that the late M. Meyerbeer had expressly engaged M. George Kastner to write his biography when no more, and that the documents and papers of the departed genius would be placed in M. Kastner's possession for the purpose. This is altogether unfounded, as no more will be placed at M. Kastner's disposal than at that of Mr Gruneisen, who commenced the life and career of Meyerbeer some time before his lamented decease. Mr Gruneisen's work will be published in London, and from his long intimacy with the composer, having been present at the opening performance of all his masterpieces in Paris, he has much valuable and original matter for the book. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day MARLBOROUGH STREET. ROBBERY 1N HYDE - PARK.—Louisa COX, an " unfor tunato," was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with robbing a boy in Hyde-park last night of some money belonging to his master. The prosecutor, Michael M'Grath, a respectable looking boy, said he was errand-boy to a draper at Brompton, and last night, while passing through Hyde-park on his way home to his master's, with some money in his waistcoat pocket which he had received from one of his master's cus tomers, he stopped to take off his boot, as it hurt his foot. While standing:with his boot off the prisoner spoke to him, but he took no notice of her—she again spoke to him, and he was about to ask her what she said, when she put her hands against his waistcoat, and he then missed half-a sovereign and a chiding from his pocket. Seeing a gentle man plssing he called to Lim to assist in detaining the pri soner, and he called " Pollee I" and on a constable coming up he gave the prisoner into custody. Edward Jacobs, 511 A, said that on being searched at the station two rupees, one chilling, and four pence were found upon the prisoner, but no half'•eovereign. The prisoner said that if the l roeccutor had lost his money he lost it before she spoke to him, The rupees wore given to her by a gentleman. The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO P,OPERTY.—George Knight, a boy about 15 years of age, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously breaking and throwing down a certain part of a certain fence, to wit, a wooden fence, the property of Mr William Henry Bradshaw, a farmer and grazier, in the Isle of Dogs, Millwall, Poplar. Mr Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution for Mr Bradshaw, who is the owner of the grazing land in the Isle of Dogs. One of his fields was enclosed with a wooden fence 6 feet high, A portion of this had been de stroyed by wanton and mischievous bays, and the materials cast into bonfires near th e land. Mr Bradshaw, for the protection of his properly, was compelled to prosecute, and would proceed against every one destroying the fence or any part of it. Mr Bradshaw said 90 feet of his fence had been destroyed, and the damage he estimated at £5. It was effected by mischievous and wicked boys, of whom an example ought to be made. A woman named Owens and a boy named Brown save evidence against the defendant, who is the son of a labourer dwelling at No 2, Lead-street, Ferry-street, Millwall. They saw the boy Knight pull down a piece of the fence on the morning of the 10th of November last, at 7 o'clock in the morning. The boy took away two pieces of board, part of the fence. Mr Joseph Smith, solicitor, who defended Knight, said the witnesses were mistaken, and set up an alibi. He called the parents and the brother of the defendant, and other witnesses, one of them said he never lost sight of the boy for a moment all day, from the time he got out of bed in the morning until he went to bed again at night. The Magistrate was of opinion the alibi was vary unsa tisfactory, and that the witness, who swore he never missed sight of the Loy for a moment all day had committed a great mistake. Ile had no doubt defendant was ono of the boys who had, in the language of the summons been. wil fully and maliciously destroying Mr Bradshaw's property. The defendant was a mischievous and wrong-headed boy. He fined the defendant 20s and 2s costs, and also to pay 2d, the value of the wood he took away, or be committed to the House of Come:ion for 21 days. The money was paid. . Mine. Drouyn de Lhuys has addressed a letter to Mrs Dayton expressing the profound sentiments of regret which the death of the late Minister of the United States has left in the hearts of all who know him, She declares how much she herself has been affected by the lamentable loss, and how sincerely she sympathises with the widow under her sad bereavement. Great excitement was caused the day before yes terday in the Rue Gregoire de Tours, Paris, by a young man who ran along the street scattering gold coins from a small wooden bowl which he carried in his hand, at the same time crying out, "Here is money for those who want it l'' People at first thought he was mad, but cries of "Stop thief!" being heard in the distance he was arrested by two sergeants-de- vill. It was soon ascertained that he had broken, with a blow of his fist, the plate-glass window of M, Gourdault, money-changer, Carrefour de l'Odeon, and stolen a bowl containing about 200 napoleons. The thief, who was ascertained to be Jules B--, a workman, nineteen years of ago, was taken to the Prefecture of Police. Int GUTHRIE AND " THE LARGE WHITE BOAR." —AMUSING SCENE.—On Saturday, between 12 and 1 o'clock, a crowd of people assembled in Hunter-square, at tracted by the following advertisement which appeared that amnia; The Large White Boar.—The white boar will be exhibited at Hunter-square, on Saturday, at one p.m., when the public will be able to judge of the animal, and form a correct opinion of the trial when Dr Guthrie made such rash and gra uitous statements regarding the character and disposit ion of his peaceable pig.—L. Dodds.— Greenbank, Dec. 8, 1864." The advertisement appearing to have a bona fine character, the crowd, unsuspicious of a hoax,waited pire riently for some minutes after the appointed hour in expecta tion of the promised appearance of "the peaceable pig." The scene was of the most amusing description, jokes and jibes being freely interchanged among the crowd as to their danger from the "foaming tusks" of the " savage animal " Bilffilid it artl.llv). , ..hrnvaht neon th e srenn _ aa the patience of the crows was alSout'exhausted, their curiosity was revived by the entrance of a cart into the 'square, in which an old man was snugly seated amidst a large quantity of 10089 straw. A rush was at °nee made by the crowd ul on the cart, under the idea that "the large white boar" might be amongst the straw; but alas, they were doomed to disappointment, and much merriment ensued, partly at their own expense, and partly at the puzzled and bewildered gaze of the occupant of the cart, and who thus so suddenly and unexpectedly became the centre of attraction. The crowd then quietly dispersed, apparently more amused than displeased at the hoax of which they had been made the subject.--Seolsman. FOUNDERING OF THE FLOATING LIGHT.—A fearful loss, there is every reason to believe,lhas occurred in the St. George's Channel by the foundering of the ship Floating Light, bound from Bombay for Liverpool, with a cargo valued at upwards of £200,000. The Floating Light was a large Quebec built ship, of 1,400 tons, and belonged to Messrs Kennedy, of Liverpool. She sailed from Bombay on the 2Gth of August, with a crew amounting to between 30 and 40. Her cargo comprised 5,300 bales of cotton, ave raging in value about £3O a bale, G 73 bales of jute, 28 tons of cocoanut fibre (rope), and 90 tons of linseed. She was due, but no apprehensions for her safety were entertained metal hursday last , when a seaman's chest was washed ashore on the Pembroke coast, together with several bales of cotton and other wreckage. The box was found to con fain papera showing that it ,belonged to a seaman named Davis, its a merchant's discharge ticket bearing that name and other papers were discovered among the contents. The fact of cotton being cast up led to the conclusion that a cot ton laden ship had been lost. On searching the list of home ward bound vessels from Bombay to Liverpool, and refer ring to the nature of their cargoes and the time of sailing, the owners of the Floating Light were communicated with, and it was ascertained there was a sailor named Davis on board that ship, and that the marks or brands on the bales of cotton washed ashore corresponded with those mentioned i n the ship's me-Afest which had been sent to England as having been shipped in the Floating Light at Bombay. The result of this was that the premium immediately went up on the ship, but after wards she was refused altogether, from the fact that a circular carved piece of wood, which had beenbolted to a broad,ship'squarter or under her stern, about s f with sunken carved gilded letters on t long e n d 7in. it " Floating Ligh," the t only missing, had been picked up off the same district of coast. This at once led to the belief that the ill-fated ship had either foundered or been wrecked in the Channel during the recent heavy weather, the sup position being further confirmed by the finding of more cotton. Nothing has been heard of the crew, and the worst fears are entertained as to their fate. As may be imagined, the loss has created considerable excitement among the various meacantile c tabliehments interested. Capt. Tr us cett has left Liverpool in a steamer to search along the whole coast, in the hope of finding something more of the ship and cergc• She was insured in Leaden, Liverpool, and Glasgow. A FRENCH MASTER AND HIS PUPILS.—I We. 9 in French for part of the time under old Pellichot (I forget if so his name wes spelt), end his eyes were not vet y good. I know not why, but all his pupils always came with a resolution to do nothing and to teaso him. "Keys" to lessons were brought in, from which everybody but myself copied what they chose to do, end at other times threw g el lets of chewed paper from their pens over the edge of the table at their master. I never joined them in this, for Pelli chet was a kind soul, till one fatal day two good-humoured boys on either side of . me asked me to try one shot only with my more elastic pen, as it had not been used in that sort of work, at Pellichet. Alas, I complied, and shot so well that the missile hit the Frenchman on the cheek, be side his nose, with a sharp smack that resounded all over the study, and made him jump a foot or two from his stool. Oh, what a hit he gave his desk as ith one furious hand while with the other he rang the bell for the orderly sergeant. When the official came in he reported the whole study for insubordination, concluding thus, " Ail the boys vote vun," and then tureing to me he said, "You, gentilhomme—you born of noble pirents, you do no such thing, you good boy ; I sal ponish all bete you," and he forbad the sergeant to put me down on the list for punishment. Never shall I forget my remorse. At once addressing my companions on either side, I said I would not let the whole study be punished for what I had really done, and was about to give myself up, when they said, " Don't be such a d—d fool ;ww sh , ln't bet much, end we don't care;" and they held me down upon my stool. I never shot paper at poor old Pellichet again, but ever after did all I could to atone for my fault and gain his epprobetion.--My Tife and Recollectings, by tine Hon. Crantley F. Berkeley. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN.ROAD The number of patients relieved a►, this hospital during the week ending Dee, 10 was 2,932, of which 1,011 were new came,. Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren. The levees of these two diminutive specimens of hu wan nature commenced yesterday at the St. James's Hall, and were very fully attended both afternoon and evening. The Commodore, George Washington Morrison Nutt, who was " best man" on the occasion of General Tom Thumb's marriage, is stated to be in his 20th year, is 29 inches high, and weighs 241b5., whilst the pretty litte lady, Miss Minnie Warren, the bridesmaid at the sane interest • ing wedding, is but 24 inches in height, 18 years of age, and 191bs. in weight. The Commodore is a smart, intelligent, little fellow, end does a variety of things with the greatest neatness; and, as en actor, gives abundant proof that he is not without intellect. He appeared last night in a variety of well dressed characters, such, for instance, as a Yankee sailor, a rollicking Irishman, and a stump orator. He sings a song, dances a sailor's hornpipe, and bets the side drum with extraordinary vigour, whilst Miss Minnie simply shows the tff ct of elegant cos tume upon her tiny figure. The two sing a duet, and then tht,y promenade amongst the audience, disposing of their cci t e s, which seemed to be in extraordinary demand. With two such intelligent little people it is surprising something of a dramatic dialogue is not attempted, cspecially as they have now a very excellent stage, and every c mvcnience for such an entertainment. It would please amazingly—of that we have no doubt, and would prevent the many breaks that now take place during their clever performance. How ever, the entertainment as now given is highly amusing, and no doubt it will be very successful. The whole of the audience have an opportunity of bidoing the Commodore and, we believe, his intended bride, adieu, and then the happy pair drive off to their hotel in their splendid minia ture carriage, drawn by four of the smallest ponies in the world. The entertainment, which commences at 8 o'clock in the evening, dors not extend much over an hour, and thus Professor Anderson is greatly benefited, for nearly the whole of the audience proceeded to the Great Hall, and there finished up the evening with a visit to the World of Magic. Highland and Agricultural Society's Show at Inverness in 1865. A publio meeting of those interested in the proposed show to be held by the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland at Inverness in August of next year, took place in the Union Hotel there on Friday, There were present-- Lord Lovat. Lord Saltoun, Mr Merry of Belladrum, M.P., Cluny Macpherson of Cluny, Major Cumming Bruce, M.P., Major Fraser Tytler of Aldourie, Mr T. Davidson of Tut loch, Major Wardlaw of Belmaduthy, Mr J. M. Grant of Glenmoriston, Mr F. Walker of Foyers, Mr X. B. Mac leod of Cadboll, Col. Inglis of Kingemills, Mr D. Forbes, Straton Lodge; Mr Arthur Forbes of Culloden, Mr R. Anderson of Lochdhu, Mr IE. Mackintosh of Balneslick, Mr J. Hall Maxwell, secretary of the Highland and Agri cultural Society of Scotland ; Mr Peter. factor for Lord Lovat; Mr Gunn, factor for Seaforth ; Mr Stables, factor for the Earl Cawdor, &c. Letters of apology for being un able to attend were received from several gentlemen— among others, Sir K, Mackenzie, Bart., and Sir A. P. G. Cumming of Altyre. Lord LO'AT having been moved to tho chair, called on Mr HALL MAXWELL, secretary of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, who said he had very great pleasure in reporting that since the last meeting, held in September, an excellent arrangement had been made with referencJ to the site for the showyard, all previous difficulty in regard to which had been entirely removed by the liberal manner in which the magistrates of Inverness had granted the free use of a field, admirably suited for the purposes of the show, on the farm at Seafield, adjoining the town. The access from the town was not good, but the railway company had obviated the difficulty by very readily agreeing to put up a temporary station with sidings at Mill burn, where all the stock and implements intended for the show, as well as to the public coming to visit it, would be taken off, and get to the showyard by tho Longman-road. At the last meeting here a resolution was passed declaring that the subscriptions from the district should not be less than in 1855 ; and he was glad tc state that, so far as the receipts had come in, there was a perfect certainty that this resolution would be effectively carried out. (Applause.) They had experienced great advantage in having Major Wardlaw as honorary seeretary in this quarter, and an effi cient staff of gentlemen in every district of the northern counties, to co-operate with in carrying through the pre liminary arrangements. On the 30th April next the conveners of the different counties would be requested to see a certain number of these gentlemen appointed as a sub committee to complete the work. The joint committee re fat-red to would be appointed from the counties of Inverness, Elgin, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, and Nairn. _ CL , NY MACPHERSON then moved that Lord Lovat be nominated as chairman of the joint district committees in tended to be formed in April next. The motion was unanimously agreed to; and Lord LOVAT, in thanking the gentlemen present for the honour of being appointed to this post, said he would do all in his power to carry on the business of the committees. Mr HALL MAXWELL then want over the premium list in detail, several gentlemen making suggestions, some of which were adopted. Mr FRISER, Balloch, secretary of the Inverness Far mere' Society, intimated the intention of the society to hold their flower show at the time of the Highland and Agri cultural Society's Exhibition. Mr MAXWELL said they should be glad to give the Far mers' Society the necessary accommodation on their ground, (Hear, hear.) r.nrd SALTOUN then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, wincu w ed to. The meeting then separated. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Mr J. STRIDE'S BENE FIT.--The obliging superintendent of the box department of Drury-lane Theatre takes his benefit to morrow evening. Mr Stride is remarkable for his attention to the comforts of the patrons of the theatre, and therefore we have no doubt he will receive that which he most justly deserves, a bumper, because there is scarcely a visitor to the boxes but who is not under some obligation to every active and polite official. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—A fire of a . very serious character happened this morning between one and two o'clock in the premises of Mr Jones, fancy collar manu facturer, No. 17, Wood-street, Clerkenwell. The fire could not be extinguished until the workshops on the upper part of the building were destroyed, the roof burned, and the stock in trade destroyed. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.---On Saturday fore noon a most melancholy accident occurred near Falstone station on the Border Union Railway, which re sulted in the instantaneous death of the driver and stoker of the train to which the accident happened. The follow. ing are the particulars of the accident, so far as we have been able to learn : —The morning through goods train from Newcastle to Edinburgh, consisting of an engine, 22 loaded trucks, and a guard's van, vas approeching Falsteuo about 17 miles from Riccarton. between 11 and 12 o'clock on Saturday, at the rate of about four miles an hour, when one of the sets of wheels went on to the rails leading to a coal siding, and the other set remained on the main line. After running for a very short distance the engine started entirely off the rails, and almost immediately sunk in the ground. The impetus of the heavy waggons behind forced the tender right on to the top of the engine, and the consequence was that Peter Young the driver, and Woo. Morris, the stoker, were crushed to death instantaneously. Robert Aitchison, the guard of the train, escaped unhurt. As soon as the accident took place information was tele graphed to Mahan), from which terminus an engine was immediately despatched. When the Hexharn engine reached the scone of the accident a chain was attached be tween it and the tender above the other engine, and the tender was dragged on to the side of the line. Then the sad results of the catastrophe became painfully apparent. Young, the driver, was found standing with the steam handle in his hand, and this position was the only clue to his identification, as his head had been literally smashed flat by the fall of the tender upon it. The body of the stoker was found lying against the fire-box, and it presented a most melancholy and fearful spectacle, ono of the sides of the face having been almost entirely burnt off. Besides the information seat to Hexhain, a telegram was despatched to the headquarters at Edinburgh, whence a special train was immediately despatched with some of the officials, besides a body of workmen from St. Margaret's, who took with them a crane to lift the engine, As soon as this train reached the spot the crane was put in requisi tion, and the engine and tender were lifted and conveyed to Riccarton. Peter Young, the driver, who was 38 years of age, and resided at Restalrig, where he has left a widow and three children to lament his untimely end. He had been about 15 years in the company's service, and bore an excel lent character. William Morrie, the stoker, was formerly a driver on the Perth and Inverness Railway. He entered the service of the North British Company about six weeks ego, and he was acting as stoker till he had acquired a suffi cient knowledge of the line to enable him to take the post of driver. lie also was married, and has left a widow and two or three children in Inverness,—Scotsman. PERIL OF A SAILOR'S LIFE.—NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—The Tommie Hussey sailed from Troon about the Ist of September for Portland, United States, and was run down in lat 49 N, 19 W, by a ship, supposed American. Two boats were got out, and both were swamped, and the third, containing the stewardess, mate, and four men, also capsized, when the woman and mate were drowned ; the rest righted, but on the fourth day afterwards all died except one, who was picked up by a French ship and taken to St. Male. [ADTETITISVAIrNT I —Holloway's Ointment end rills. — Ali persons afflicted with had legs, sores, ulcer s, and skin diseases, who from want of means or other reasons cannot avail thermel ,, ts of surj,;al treatment, rnSX release them selves of their complaints by using Holloway's purifying, soothing, and healing remedies. In every outward ailment this wonderiul ointment brings about the most beneficial results by checking inflammation, cleansing ulcerations, and restoring soundness. Internal pains, rheumatic and gouty tor lutes, enlarged joints, scrofulous swellings and contracted DitleWa may be overcome by diligently rubbing this cooling unguent into the skin. In all maladies of un usual severity or excessive duration the pills should be taken internally, to root out the best seeds of the disorder, and to hasten on the desired cure, 78 '1 111 15 1 83} 1151 i E 5,1 Royal Geographical Society. Yesterday evening an Drdinary meeting of this society was held in Burlington: House—Sir Roderick Murchison, the president, in the chair. Before the commencement of the regular business Sir Roderick Murchison directed attention to a magnifieent volume on the table, which had been presented to the society by the Emperor of Brazil, who had been elected as an honorary fellow, and he called on Mr Fletcher, through whose instrumen tality the work had been brought, to give some ex planation respecting it. Mr Fletcher stated that the work, which had been published under the auspices of the Emperor cif Brazil, gave a description, with numerous maps, of the river San Francisco, in South America. Ti e river is 1,200 miles long, but for 400 miles near the sea it is not navigable. For 890 miles, how ever, it is navigable for large vessels, and it is in tended to construct a road to tap the upper waters of the liver, which will op.:a the communication with an extensive and richly fertile region, where cotton is cultivated by free labour, and may be ob tained in abandacce. He eulogised in high terms the present Emperor, who possesses an extensive knowledge of science and literature, and takes so lively an interest in geographical end scientific pur suits that he attends twice every month the meet ings of the Institute at Rio Janeiro, and sits at the right hand of the president. He concluded by say ing that the Emperor of Brazil is " every inch a king, and that there are six feet four inches of him." The first parer read, a communication from Mr. Cameron, describing two small islands in the Malay Archipelago, called Kalatowa and Paloweh. The first he represented to be a low, flit, but luxuriant island, about five miles long and three broad, with out any inhabitants and totally destitute of water. The other island is smaller and more hilly, and there he found about 5,000 occupants, but not a drop of water ; the inhabitants, he said, use for drink the milk of cocoa-nuts and the juice of the green fruit of a palm-tree; the peculiarity of which is, that in the morning, when fresh, the juice is tasteless, at noon it becomes rather stimulant, and in the even. ing it is intoxicating. He described the conduct of • the natives durleg the day to vary with the quality of their drink, and that in the evening they are nearly all intoxicated. He only remained. a day and night on the island, and was glad to escape in his boats uninjured. In the discussion which took place on the paper Mr. Crawfurd threw doubt on the accuracy of the statements. He contended that it was impossible for 5,000 people to live on an island without water, and that it was ridiculous to suppose they could supply themselves with drink from cocoa nuts and palm trees. The very name of the latter island contradicted the assertion, for in the Malay language " Paloweh" signifies water island. Mr Wallace also said that his experience of the India Archipelago taught him that water is to be found on all the islands. He mentioned as a curious fact that, on small low coral islands not more than four feet above the level of the sea, water is found on digging into the rock below the sea level, which fact, he thought, tended to confirm the opinion en tertained by some scientific men, that by filtration through the coral rcck the salt water may become fresh. Two papers were then read relating to explora tions on Middle Island, Nov Zealand, one commu nicated by Dr Hector, the other by Mr Walker. Dr Hector undertook an expedition in the spring and summer of last year, in a small schooner, to the west of Otago, and discovered a river that de.. bouches near Milford Bay. He ascended it for about two miles, and came to a lake from which the river flowed. He traced also another river that entered the lake. Dr Hector desclibed the rugged physical geography of the south-west coast of New Zealand, and ventured on some geological specu lations, in which he expressed the opinion that the precipitous rocky gorges indicate that the moun tains were formerly *much higher, though many of them are now covered with perpetual snow. Mr Walker's paper gave en account of a pedestrian expedition acrcss the island from east to west, in the northern and more rocky district. After a briA discussion, in which the president and other gen tlemen noticed the importance of the discovery of the river by Dr Hector, the meeting adjourned. West Coast of Africa. The Royal Mail steamship Athenian arrived at Liverpool on Sunday night with the West Coast of A fries :mils. 1.66 IL ounces of gold dust, and £5,110. Her advices are to the oot 24, New Calabar end Bonny Nov 7, Lagos Nov 10, Accra Nov 12, Cape Coast Castle Nov 14, Cape Palmas Nov 16, Sierra Leone Nov 21, Ba thurst Nov 25, Teneriffe Dec 1, and Madeira Dec 3. In consequence of the death of the purser of the Inter colonial steamer there is no news from Fernando Po, Came roons, Old Calabar, and Brass, further than that the Euro peens at those places are in good health, that trade was tolerably good, and that the Liverpool ship Express, with a cargo of palm oil, was totally wrecked on Brass bar in en deavouring to put to sea. Trade was active at Bonny, and the health of Europeans wan good. The Laughing Water was totally wrecked on the bar on Oct. 27. At Benin trade was totally stopped, and was not to be reopened until the fine imposed upon the natives some time ago has been paid. Health was good. In consequence of the temporary opening of the Abeokuta road, a large quantity of cotton has been received at Lagos, and awaited shipment for England. On Oct. 21 H.M.S. Investigator arrived from a cruise of 400 miles up the Niger, bringing highly satisfactory reports as to the resources of the river for trade. Dr Baikie, who established a native colony, and has resided for some years in the interior, re turned by her. He purposes proceeding to England by next mail steamer. Trade at Lagos was moderately good. The colony was healthy. At Accra trade was moderately good. Europeans were healthy. The natives of Cape Coast Castle expressed themselves annoyed in consequence of the Governor having levied a very just tax upon licences for the sale of spirits, &c., to assist in meeting the heavy expenses incurred during the Ashantee War. Trade was good. The colony was healthy. The Agrippina, of Liverpool, and bound to that port, had put back to Sierra Leone in consequence of all the crew being sick of African fever. At Sierra Leone the weather was intensely hot, the dry seeson having fairly set in. Trade was improving, and the health of the colony was tolerably good. At Bathurst trade we; dull. Nov. 19 being St. Elizabeth of Hungary's day, and the sour (1:3 fete of the Queen of Spain, a grand lev6e was held by the Captain-General in Teneriffe. The troops of the garrison were reviewed, and subsequently blessed by the Bishop of the Canary islands from the balcony of the palace. Mr B. Oliveira, late M.P. for Pontefract, was present. He had received much atten tion during a stay of some weeks at Teneriffe, in consequence of his having taken part in the Spanish campaign in Mo rocco, for which be has received a medal. Oa Nov. 22 the Infante of Spain, Vice-Admiral Don Enrique do Bourbon, arrived in the Spanish rrigate Isabel Segunda. Ilis highness was received with a Royal salute from the batteries, and the Spanish and French ships cf war in the harb3ur. This be leg the first Roycl visit over paid to the Island of Teueriffe, the excitement among the inhabitants was immense. It was rtuneured that his highness wan temporarily exiled to tLis place for political reasons at present unknown, lie had evi dently lett Spain in great haste, as he brought with him a single portmanteau, and was accompanied by only one ser vant. He bad been indebted to the hospitality of the inha bitents for almost every necessaep The wealthier of them made arrangements to provide him, during his sojourn among them, with house accommodation, a carriage, plate, linen, &c. In return he every day made it a rule to invite two or three of his benefactors to dine with him, thus deli. cately acknowledging the favours they have done him. Trade was rather dull in Teneriffe owing to the high price of cotton goods and the uncertainty of peace in America. The cochineal crop is not so good this year as it has been for several years past, and in consequence of the ordiuns having destroyed the greater portion of the grapes, very little wine has been produced. sun - TING INTELLIGENCE , At Benin were the Benin, the Medea, and the Eagle's Wing, At New Calabar, the Annie Nel ty and the Richmond —sailed, 0ct.31, the Ethiopian for Liverpool, and the Bark hill for Carisco, At Bonny, the Charles Ilorsfall, the Royal Arch, the Iphigenia, the Ferozepore, the Ellen Grant, and the Belle of the Ocean (the last named about to sail for Liverpoll)—the Laughing Water was lost on the bar on the 27th October, At Lagos, her Majesty's ship Investigator, the Sylphide, and the Alenehester. At Accra, the Louisa. At Cape Coast Castle, no ships. At Cape Palmas, the Royal Mail steamship Armenian arrived and sailed for the Iccward—all well. At Sierra Leone, the Sobraon, the St. Magnus, the Sepia, the Maud, the Arehitecite, the Lc°. the Phoenix, the Gazelle, and the Agrip la, • pard,'n.t thAetNßl'Lurst, her Majesty's ship Pandora and th e • Kingston—sidled the Menai en Nov, 24, and her Majesty's ship Gladiator Nov. 20 , for the leeward , Sailed. trourTe riffe, Nov. 4, the St. Elwine for Palmas, and the Royal Nlail steamship Armenian for the Gambia -17th, the Rapid, for Az)res.-20th, the Sidney Hall for London, At Madeira, her Majesty's ship Skarphootert --a TATTERSALL'S.--Last Evening, TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 on the field (offer THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Liddington (offered) 11 to 1 agst Breadalbane (take 12 to 1) 22 to I,agst Christmas Carol (taken) 33 to 1 apt Brcomielaw (taken) 33 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 40 to 1 asst Brick (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Brahma (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Ariel (taken and offered) 66 to 1 agst Friday (taken) 66 to 1 agst Congress (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. JANUARY. Manchester 2 FEBRARY. Lincoln U .... MARCH. Derby 5pring.......... 2 Liverpool Spring ...... 7 Stirewtzbury Spring 9 Northqmpton 4 Crovon Palk 7 Durham Newmarket Craven Newmarket Ist Spring.. 1 Chester York Spring Epsom Summer (con.) 1 Manchester 7 Ascot Alexandra Park 2O J 1.7 Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract AUG Huntingdon Reading Egham Oxford York August 22 Doncaster Spring ... • 14 Wary. ick Spring Chelmsford Spring .... 28 Catterick Bridge Minsk l9 21 Epsom Spring ISalisbury .. 18 Bath Epsom ,t'uturuer ........ 3O 'NE. i Hampton • 21 Newton ... 21 Newcastle ... 27 Worcester Summer ..... 29 'LY. MBER. Richmond .... l9 Monmouth .... 2l Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket Ist October, 2G 'OBER Nottingham Summer .. 18 Chesterfield Goodwood ,ST. Plymouth .. 24 LieLfie:d . ... 28 Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer .. 30 Weymouth SEPTE: Weymouth (continued).. 1 Leicester Doncaster Brecon OCT, Northallnton Newmarket Second Oct 95 I NovE: Worcester Autumn Newmarket Houghton.. 23 Worcester Autumn ...t, 31 :MBER. (continued) 1 Agricultural Prospects. The weather was dry on the first day of the week, but sunless and dull, while Monday was a fine bright sunny day, very unlike December. Wind S.W., thermometer 48 deg , barometer 30in. down to 29.80, and still falling. Tuesday was another fine dry day, but not so clear as the pre. vious one ; barometer rather higher. Our advises from Lancashire run thus—" Though latterly we have had a deal of rain there has not been too much, and field work in West Lancashire has made steady progress. The wheat plant is highly promising, but many of our farmers have sown less of this ime portant cereal this autumn, in consequence of the unremunerative prices. Potatoes are plentiful, good, and cheap. There are fewer complaints now of turnips." In Northuma berland it was stated, on the same day, " The weather since our last report has been mild, but damp, with the exception of Thursday and Sun. day, when it was fine. Wind W. and S.W." Ire Suffolk the weather was reported to b© mild and open for the season. Wednesday was a dull day, with some slight rain at night. On Thursday much rain fell up to noon, with a low barometer—down to 29 . 50 in. Wind still S.W. Thermometer, 46 deg. The land having now been pretty well seta. rated of late, a little water begins to run into the ponds, and some additional showers would now tell and replenish them sufficiently. This refers to farms well drained, as those not iu such condition have been better off, and the brooks in low situations have at last been running, and as mill-streams are full at places ; giving again thepower to make flour, which has been withheld so long by the very dry season. This has been much against wheat thrashing ; but the farmers show no anxiety to bring out their winter stores, seeing that the prices are so low, with no immediate prospect of improve, ment—this, too, in spite of the groat falling off in the imports from all quarters of the globe, which during the winter are likely to be less than for many years past at the same period of the year. Ulti mately, such a decrease may cause a revival after the condition has been mended by a little sharp frosty weather, and when the Christmas rents have been paid. The average price this week was 388 6d ; the corresponding week of last year was 40s 9d ; the previous year, 463 9d ; and that in 1861, 60s 4d per imperial quarter. 'The contrast is very great, and has a desponding tendency on. agriculturists generally with no ameliorating cir cumstances to cheer up the downcast, struggling to make up the amount 'wanted for the landlords. The unfavourable weather is not so much against the thrashing of barley, hard samples being a little mellowed by the soft atmosphere ; and this work. ing is going on lustily, furnishing supplies faster than can be taken off by the regular demand. The amount returned this week is the largest of the season, being 117,789 qrs., but at only 293 2d ; last year it was 133,260 qrs., at 333 6d ; the previous year, 126,747 qrs., at 31s 10d ; whilst in 1861 the amount was 121,642 qrs., at 37s per qr,—showing much depression. Oats, beans, and peas command more favourable prices, but then the yield has been so deficient as to prevent any benefit in the results over former seasons.-211ar1 lane Express. THE OIL-BEARING ROCKS OF CANADA.—The extraordin +Ty and interesting nature of the development which hes been made within the last six years with regard to production of mineral oil ia Canada, has caused much. in quire on the subject, both on the part of scientific and come mercial men. The out crop of the coreiferous limestone in Canada occupies a vast extent of country, Although in some measure concealed by thick deposits of drill-clay, it has been found at many points to yield petroleum, and in such condition es to leave no doubt of its 'rein; derived from its native beds. The oil appears to have accumulate' along the summit of a fiat anticlinal arch running east and west throughout the entire peninsula. An upheaval of the paleo eerie rocks, such as this implies,would naturally be attended by subordinate effects, resulting in the formation of numer ous fissures into which the oil would flow and be retained. In the oil-bearing region of Pennsylvania, where the rocks are far more exposed at the surface than those of Canada, the principal supply of oil has been obtained from strata, which exhibit evidences of the greatest degree of dislocation. The physical condition of the oil-bearing rocks may be adumbrated by glancing at the remarkable history of the flowing wells. On Jan. 16, 1862, the first of these was struck in the flats of the Black Creek Valley, at the depth of 200/1. Immediately ai terward a other flowing wells were dis covered in rapid succession,tnore or less remotely situated ; so that, in the month of September follow ing, there were no less than 25 flow:rg wells in operation, besides 200 worked by pumps. An idea, however imperreot, of the amount of oil yielded, may be gathered from the fact that Shaw's well alone produced 2,800 40-gallon barrels, exclusive of the ime mense quantity that had run to waste before the flow could be brought under control. The fissures yield 'ng oil in such pro fu,,ion are situated at or near the same level,having a more or less direct connection, is evident from the striking circum stance that all 'he flowing wells ceased simultaneously on the Bth January, 1863. Those situated on the bush tract beCame exhausted about three months sooner, 'When the deep wells ceased to flow the supply in the pumping wells became reduced. This general diminution of supply come menced towards the west end of the tract, and gradually ex tended in an easterly direction. In June, 1863, the supply increased, when several of the flowing wells which had ceased recommenced yielding oil, although in comparatively limited quantities. This improvement, singular to say, took place in the reverse order of the previous failure, namely, from the east towards the west. All the facts ascertained prove the existence of a vast subterranean reservour at the depth indicated, deriving its supplies from great distances, its several sections being connected, though not without interruptions. It is thought from the manner in which the oil and gas are generated that the first causes which have produced these reservoirs of oil are no longer in opera tion, and that once exhausted, like the coelflelds, they be come exhausted for ever. In contravention of this theory, however, there is positive evidence that petroleum springs in some parts of the world which had flowed from the earliest periods still continue to yield as copiously as ever. —Tnetish eirterica, by S. P. Day. (I,TF - roN BUSPENSTON MOOG E.—People flocked to the new suspension bridge et Clifton on Sunday in crowds. Throughout the whole ci the atiernoon the toll people had positively more work than they could well ma nage, and the greatest difficulty was experienced in getting tickets. The bridge was severely tested. There was con siderable crush ug at the gates in the effort to get out, but the difficulties encountered by the offiei , ds were lessened by the assistance of 11Ir Alderman Ford, one of the bride e directors. It is compu'ed that the number who crossed the bridge during the day was nearly 30,000.—W0tp . ?; Press. Shari 100 stock stook 20 stock 1. 0 100 100 100 too 100 100 too 100 stook stook stock stock su4 20 100 100 10 stook stook stock stock stook et oct Coot Mare 13.14. st st st 50 20 155} 1201 1361 1001 Ir 2& 1021